My true Identity abides in You

I can become highly invested in being recognizable to other people.

I want them to understand my intentions, remember my contribution, and hold an accurate picture of who I am.

When someone misunderstands me, identity can feel unstable.

I remember hearing that a person had interpreted a decision of mine as indifference. I wanted to correct every detail immediately.

There was value in clarifying what I could. But beneath that impulse was a larger demand: they must see me correctly before I can feel settled in myself.

My true Identity abides in God, not in another person’s interpretation.

That recognition made honest clarification possible without turning it into a campaign.

I could explain my intention, acknowledge the impact they experienced, and accept that I did not control the final picture they carried.

Being misunderstood remained uncomfortable. It no longer had the authority to make me unknown.

Today I want to notice whose perception I am asking to hold my identity together.

This is not permission to ignore feedback. Other people may see effects and patterns I have missed.

Their perception can teach me without creating me.

My true Identity remains where no misunderstanding, praise, or criticism can alter it.

It abides in God.